The meme that Obama is shunning progressivism because he fears to be labeled as an “angry black man” needs to be reexamined. To a genuine political progressive, pursuance of a enlightened, liberal, pro-people agenda is an act of optimism, hope, and ethical commitment, not anger. Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King were not “angry” blacks, but practical idealists who were beacons of progressive hope to African-Americans, their nation, and the world. Only someone with fundamentally rightist views would interpret a progressive commitment as an expression of anger.

1,2) Congrats to the people of Libya. Be very glad that Nato interpreted the UN resolution VERY loosely. And hope what you get for a government is better than what you had. And if you let the Scary Brown Moslems take power, We’ll be back to help you some more.

3) Somebody throw that drowning man an anchor!

4) at least we now know why Timmeh tried to hard to keep the numbers secret. Well, we knew before, but now we got proof.

5) He won’t be in the GOP much longer if he keeps saying things like that. Otoh, how much worse than oBama can he be? Perhaps we should see if he wants to be a Blue Dog…

Boxturtle (And since the government just allowed a new reactor in Ala, perhaps the anchor should be made of MOX)

BxT, #5 If he is in the GOP much longer, then, we need to send a big Federal Bill to Tx so that they can pay the country back and he can end his run for Pres of the United States and begin his run for Pres of the nation of Tx. (Sorry BT, just aiming at Perry)

BT please forgive this OT,
But, I saw a comment posted last night by petrocelli (whom I miss) wherein he gave a shout out and a hands on the screen ohmmmmm to Jim White.
Can anyone tell me what is going on with Jim? I guess I missed something.
But, I’ve been missing Jim too.
Thanks.

The inevitable ouster of Col. Muammar Gaddafi will have been a victory for this administra­tion and the operation will provide a template for how future such troubles must be handled. It will have the added benefit of serving as the final repudiation of Cowboy Diplomacy while formally introducing the long overdue Obama Doctrine. The accomplishment will have come without the support of a loyal opposition in America. Indeed, it will have come despite a bed wetting and back stabbing disloyal opposition.

…the Obama Administration appears to be growing something of an organic new doctrine. A doctrine that comes out of the terra firma of rational policy rather than a neoconservative or Randian petri dish.

Can’t Axelrod just skip the ‘balanced’ charade already? Everyone’s tired of it. Just get on with it – ask the Republicans what they want in terms of job “measures” (that would be the free trade deals and the payroll tax cut), say nothing else was possible and that they couldn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good, pass the free trade deals and the payroll tax cut, and tell people it’s going to be great and that sunshine and roses will follow. Then move on to screwing up the next item on the agenda.

Ya know, it wouldn’t be so bad if you were a regular commenter and actually engaged in discussions at the Lake but all you seem to do is come here to pimp your blog and split. That’s just fuckin’ rude.

Prince Barry is a garden variety technocrat, like most of the pundit-morons you see on Sunday talk shows. Nothing more, nothing less. I had the misfortune of listening to C-Span’s extended replay of all that dross yesterday while recuperating from the flu. I don’t know how many times I heard “entitlement reform” repeated. Not once did I hear “tax increases on the rich” or “defense cuts.” This drivel is what Prince Barry believes, living in his voluminous bubble-boy fish bowl.

Did you notice – scratch that – one couldn’t help but notice, he couldn’t mention any job creation measures other than the same old vanilla infrastructure generalities. When he mentioned how Obama was working hard to protect Medicaid (didn’t have the guts to lie harder and say SS and Medicare) I threw up in my mouth.

He stammered and swallowed and stalled. I think there is video at C&L.

Oh, and did you read in the WaPo about our civic-minded “job creators” and how they report their jobs created – overseas – to the Commerce Dept on the condition that the numbers don’t get distributed to the plebes.

Of course, these are some of the same “job creators” who want the tax holiday on repatriated swag.

Kids are off to school for their 1st day in the Texas public school system.

Latest info from Libya says rebels are pulling back from Green Square under heavy fire.

What I want to know, and forgive me if this has already been discussed over the weekend, is what changed? These rebels have been fighting to no avail for 4.5 months. Now, all of a sudden, they’re able to move on Tripoli and put up a serious fight against better armed and better trained troops. Who’s responsible for this sudden surge in violence?

Your comment, toward the end, to Eric Patton, was nothing less than inspired, it was the best expressed understanding of the moment it has ever been my good fortune to experience. Eloquent, honest, and powerful. As is your wont, SD.

My two favorite looks on men are 1) long hair and 2) no hair.
My honey used to have a poney tail, but now it’s just that old musician long hair. Once, when he went to get it cut, I said Just don’t come home looking like George Bush!

probably going to be some time before we get the real deal on what happened over the week end in Libya -

WH/NATO are going to claim it was the latest intense bombing campaign, blah blah blah, but that wouldn’t explain the sudden and rapid defections of high level officials – and all the usual trusted sites (eg ShababLibya) were too jubilant to provide any tick tock as of late last night

fyi Firedogs – Bold Nebraska is on deck for Tar Sands Action today – they will be taking their place on the fence at 11 am et

p.s. not surprising but incredibly troubling concern trolling about this from several apologists on various threads of mine last night – they didn’t seem to realize they appeared to sound more concerned with embarrassment to their President than they were over toxic sludge traversing thousands of miles in this country – unfrickingbelievable

Did you see that shit about the cops taking the women’s sweaters and jackets? Who is going to buy that We didn’t want you to hang yourselves phooey? And, speaking of hippies, did they take their bras off? Bras = nooses. Gimme a break.

Through their absurdities, “authority” makes clear their foolish and mindless pretension.

So long as most of it may be disarmed by a committed, non-violent humanity, slow progress through revelation is made: when authority ups the ante, then understanding and considered resistance abounds and flourishes.

In this way is the only true advance of humanity possible and sustainable until the larger victory of truth and justice belongs to the all of the family of mankind.

That is the journey for which we have all been preparing for all of our lives …

To repeat what I said in a previous thread: When I watched the video of the sit in at the WH on Saturday my heart was heavy. To think of what this country has come to. I was so proud of Jane, John, Dan, Bill, and all the rest of the Firebaggers that got arrested. I wish I was there with them and in spirit I was. I hope times are a changin because I fear for my children. Your posts have been very inspirational for me. I am proud to be a member of this community.